What's On Next Month

Film: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 12A

Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) has always been the smartest man in the room...until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large-Professor Moriarty and not only is he Holmes' intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may actually give him an advantage over the renowned detective. When the Crown Prince of Austria is found dead, the evidence, as construed by Inspector Lestrade, points to suicide. But Sherlock Holmes deduces that the prince has been the victim of murder-a murder that is only one piece of a larger and much more portentous puzzle, designed by Professor Moriarty. The cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead of Holmes as he spins a web of death and destruction-all part of a greater plan that, if he succeeds, will change the course of history. Also starring Jared Harris, Jude Law & Stephen Fry.

Comedy: Richard Herring

"What is l-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uhve anyway? Does anybody love anybody anyway?"

So asked the insane, Welsh, poet-philosopher, Howard Jones in 1983, but in the intervening 28 years no one has dared to answer his questions...until now.

Having sorted out religion (Christ on a Bike), politics (Hitler Moustache) and penises (Talking Cock), Richard Herring, the star of award winning podcast As It Occurs To Me and BBC Radio 4's Richard Herring's Objective seeks to define and destroy love. Before love destroys him. Again.

What is Love, Anyway? is a heart-warmingly honest and personal examination of the romantic (and not so romantic) adventures and misadventures of one of the UK's most prolific comedians, as well as a genuine attempt to define this mysterious, debilitating, evil and wondrous emotion.

Music: T-Rextasy

T.Rextasy are the only band to have been authorised and endorsed by Marc Bolan’s Catalogue Management, are now officially recognised as the world’s No.1 group dedicated to the greatest glam rocker of them all, Marc Bolan of T.Rex.  With their uncanny doppelganger lead singer and lead guitarist, Danielz, T.Rextasy perform a powerful and mesmerising presentation of Marc Bolan’s rock and pop anthems. 

With a career spanning over 17 years, T.Rextasy are now regarded beyond the boundaries of ‘tribute’ and are respected in their own right.  They are also the only band to have the blessing and support from Marc’s own family and Ex-T.Rex band members, including June Bolan (Marc’s wife), Gloria Jones (Marc’s Girlfriend), Rolan Bolan (Marc’s Son), Mickey Finn (T.Rex conga player), Tony Visconti (T.Rex producer), and others

They have toured worldwide playing at venues such as the gigantic Ariake Coliseum in Japan, and Wembley Arena in London. They also perform alongside artists such as Wizzard, Cockney Rebel, Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople), and Slade amongst others.   

In September 2007 T.Rextasy played to 40,000 at BBC Proms Night at London’s Hyde Park, and headlined at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London where special guests appeared alongside them including Marc Almond (Soft Cell), Gloria Jones, Shakin’ Stevens, and Tony Visconti. A DVD of the concert is now officially available.  

www.trextasy.com

‘They’re the closest you’re ever going to get to the real thing’
- Bill Legend (original T.Rex drummer)

‘T.Rextasy are a great tribute to my Dad.  They have my support 100%’ - Rolan Bolan

Film: War Horse 12A

DreamWorks Pictures' "War Horse," director Steven Spielberg's epic adventure, is a tale of loyalty, hope and tenacity set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War. "War Horse" begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets—British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter—before the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of No Man's Land.

The First World War is experienced through the journey of this horse—an odyssey of joy and sorrow, passionate friendship and high adventure. "War Horse" is one of the great stories of friendship and war— a successful book, it was turned into a hugely successful international theatrical hit that is currently on Broadway. It now comes to screen in an epic adaptation by one of the great directors in film history.

Theatre: Harold Pinter double bill: The Dumb Waiter & The Lover

European Arts Company who performed the delightful and much enjoyed Chekhov's Shorts at Rosehill last year returns with a double-bill of Harold Pinter's classic short, black-comedies. 

In The Dumb Waiter, two hit-men are waiting in a basement room to do a job. Strange messages keep appearing via a serving hatch. Who are they from? Why are they waiting? And who is their next victim? Comedy and menace collide seamlessly in this classic Pinter one-act play from 1960.

In The Lover, Richard and Sarah have been married for ten years. Every morning he commutes into the city to pour over balance sheets and graphs while she shows her lover the hollyhocks.  Everything is not quite as it seems as fantasy and reality converge to dizzying effect.

These two witty dramas by the Nobel prize-winner still pack the same punch as when first written. Thrillingly powerful with an air of mystery, they will keep you on the edge of your seat. A rare and welcome treat for any theatre lover! 

European Arts Company provides sheer entertainment but also an excellent opportunity for seeing high-quality live theatre
International Herald Tribune

Film: The Descendants 15

Matt King (George Clooney) is a Honolulu-based lawyer and the sole trustee of a family trust that controls 25,000 acres of pristine land on the island of Kaua'i. The trust will expire in seven years because of the rule against perpetuities, so the King family has decided to sell the land to Kaua'i native Don Holitzer for development. Just before family members are ready to formally endorse the deal a boating accident near Waikīkī renders Matt's wife, Elizabeth, comatose.

Matt and Elizabeth have two daughters, 10-year-old Scottie and 17-year-old Alex. Matt is not very close to his daughters and refers to himself as the "back-up parent." With Elizabeth in a coma at Queen's Hospital, he is forced to confront Scottie's inappropriate behavior with other children and Alex's drinking.

Matt learns that Elizabeth will never awaken from her coma, which means that under the terms of her living will she must be disconnected shortly from life support. He tells Alex, but not Scottie, that Elizabeth will not recover and must be allowed to die.

Music: Amanda Roocroft & Joseph Middleton

Amanda Roocroft has secured an international reputation as one of Britain's most exciting singers, in opera, concert, and in recital. She graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music and studies with Paul Farrington.

In concert she has appeared with leading orchestras throughout Europe and North America with conductors including Sir Simon Rattle, Zubin Mehta, Mariss Jansons, Ivor Bolton, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Daniele Gatti, Sir Neville Marriner, Sir Andrew Davis, Sir Charles Mackerras, Valery Gergiev and Bernard Haitink.

She has performed at many of the world's leading opera houses and festivals including the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the Glyndebourne Festival, the English National Opera, the Welsh National Opera, the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, the Netherlands Opera and the Salzburg Festival where her roles have included Fiordiligi/'Cosi fan Tutte', Countess/'Le Nozze di Figaro', Donna Elvira/'Don Giovanni', Desdemona/'Otello', Amelia/'Simon Boccanegra', Mimi/'La Boheme', Eva/'Die Meistersinger', Elisabetta/'Don Carlos', Cleopatra/'Giulio Cesare', Jenifer/'The Midsummer Marriage', Tatiana/'Eugene Onegin', Ellen Orford/'Peter Grimes' and the title roles in 'Madama Butterfly', 'Katya Kabanova', 'Jenufa' and 'The Makropulos Case'. She won the 2007 Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera for her performance as Jenufa with the English National Opera.

A noted recitalist she has appeared at London’s Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Musikverein in Vienna, New York’s Lincoln Center, La Monnaie in Brussels and in Munich, Frankfurt, Paris, Valencia and Lisbon.